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What 'running gags'? I've been to cons in Europe in the late 1990's where people would openly say they were from special departments of the police or intelligen
by roel_v 10y ago
What 'running gags'? I've been to cons in Europe in the late 1990's where people would openly say they were from special departments of the police or intelligence services, and that they were there to recruit, learn about what's going on in the scene and to keep tabs on groups and 'scene' dynamics. This has been common practice and knowledge for 15+ years. I don't even see what's surprising about it.
- morsch 10y agoWho said anything about being surprised? And are you saying there were no running gags about it? FWIW, I'm assuming they would have asked him to report on fellow hackers without openly saying so. I got that implication from the article, but it doesn't say so and presumably they wouldn't have made that explicit when they approached him.